Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase 3
1st phase 13mw using photovoltaic solar panels the 13mw first phase became operational on 22 october 2013 comprising around 152 000 photovoltaic cells connected to 13 transformers in inverter buildings.
Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park phase 3. It has a planned production capacity of 5 000 mw by 2030 with investments totaling aed 50 billion. When completed it will save over 6 5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. Dubai electricity and water authority dewa and the consortium led by saudi arabia s acwa power and silk road fund which is owned by the chinese government announced the financial closing of the 950 megawatt fourth phase of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park the largest single site solar park in the world. With a capacity of 1 963 megawatts phases one to four alone put the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park high on the list of largest capacity solar parks in development around the world.
Dubai s government on september 16 said its state energy utility has awarded a 3 9 billion contract for construction of a 700 mw solar power plant at the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park. The plant was implemented by the dubai electricity and water authority dewa. Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park is a solar park spread over a total area of 77 km 2 in saih al dahal about 50 kilometers south of the city of dubai. Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park phase ii dubai.
The 800mw third phase of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park will be operational in april the dubai electricity and water authority dewa revealed on saturday. Phase 3 comprises 800 megawatts mw and is part of what will be the largest single site solar park in the world with a planned capacity of 5 000mw by 2030. In january 2012 hh sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum announced the launch of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park in dubai. The 200mw phase two of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park was commissioned in march 2017.
The first phase of the project was commissioned on 22 october 2013. Developed under the build own operate boo mode the project is the biggest solar power plant in the middle east. Funds for the aed.